Acrylics (New York, USA)

If you cut certain sections of the Acrylics music and looped them together, you would be forgiven for thinking you were listening to a relaxation type given to you by some well-meaning relative. The band certainly does nothing to discourage their slightly skewed interpretation of ‘cool’. Contemplative slow-burning candy garage and seductive vocals provide a reflective airy 80s filmic feel. Further complimented by graphics delivered with an irony that only New Yorkers seem to perfect.

So,What's…… your description of your sound?Water in its many manifestations - rivers, oceans, rain, ice, steam, tears. Remembering future sounds, we look ahead to the sounds of the past.

… so special about you, then?Studies suggest Acrylics may increase rates of reproduction in lab rats.

… your tip for 2009?Pack light. Stay heavy.

… the story behind your name?It suggests color and plasticity to us. Two important components of our process.

… your favourite piece of clothing?A torn silk scarf that belonged to Keith Richards in the late sixties. I can't tell you how I got it.

… your worst fashion secret?Some of the rips in my jeans did not occur naturally.

… your dream musical collaboration?Would have loved to have worked with Joe Meek or Tom Dowd. Phil Spector too but that might be more of a nightmare than a dream. They're all dead or incarcerated so maybe Daniel Lanois?

… the name of your hero?Jimi Hendrix

… so special about your hero?What's not so special about him? He's always softer than a feather and more explosive than TNT all at the same time. Cynthia Plaster Caster preserved something else that's pretty special about him too.

… your karaoke song?Highway Star by Deep Purple

… the best piece of advice you've heard?Every night before I go to sleep I pick up the Tao Te Ching and flip to a random page. Lao Tzu always imparts bottomless wisdom.

… on your stereo?This week, I've been listening to The Band's self-titled album and "A Love Trilogy" by Donna Summer.

… your favourite website?Wikipedia has all of the answers

… the one thing you’d kill for?At the moment, a Masala Dosa from the Dosa man in Washington Square park.

… your vision of the future?The future's so bright I ‘gotta’ wear shades.